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I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.* Y8 b$ i& A6 m+ J8 Y
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% x, s7 ?6 Y4 m3 c7 u; A R% J8 m"Why?" my daughter asked.' B+ J( @' A# U4 j) _
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8 Z0 X q' l; P9 ?/ P"Because it's been laying outside, you don't know where it's been it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Wow! How do you know all this stuff?"0 a( p" {! E# J7 x3 S
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"Uh," I was thinking quickly, "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they won't let you be a Mommy.", `) \: ~; y' k o$ r/ r5 A3 ~
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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9 ~& m/ |) B; S4 v8 {2 [# k"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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' @' ~( F9 V c0 |1 g"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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